1942 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

1942 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football
Missouri Valley Conference champion
Sugar Bowl, L 7–14 vs. Tennessee
Conference Missouri Valley Conference
Ranking
AP No. 4
1942 record 10–1 (5–0 MVC)
Head coach Henry Frnka (2nd season)
Home stadium Skelly Field
1942 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
No. 4 Tulsa $ 5 0 0     10 1 0
Oklahoma A&M 4 1 0     6 3 1
Washington University 2 3 0     5 5 0
Saint Louis 2 3 0     4 5 0
Creighton 1 4 0     5 4 0
Drake 1 4 0     3 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1942 Tulsa Golden Hurricane team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1942 college football season. In their second year under head coach Henry Frnka, the Golden Hurricane compiled a 10–0 record (5–0 against Missouri Valley Conference opponents) in the regular season before losing to Tennessee in the 1943 Sugar Bowl. The team was ranked #4 in the final AP Poll.[1] Quarterback Glenn Dobbs was selected as a first-team All-American by the Associated Press, International News Service, Newspaper Enterprise Association, and Newsweek magazine and was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

Schedule

  1. Sep 27, 1942: Waco Field, Won, 84-0
  2. Oct 3, 1942: Oklahoma, Won, 23-0
  3. Oct 11, 1942: Randolph Field, Won, 68-0
  4. Oct 17, 1942: Washington (MO), Won, 40-0
  5. Oct 23, 1942: at Saint Louis, Won, 41-0
  6. Oct 30, 1942: at Drake, Won, 40-0
  7. Nov 7, 1942: Oklahoma State, Won, 34-6
  8. Nov 14, 1942: Baylor, Won, 24-0
  9. Nov 21, 1942: at Creighton, Won, 33-19
  10. Nov 26, 1942: Arkansas, Won, 40-7
  11. Jan 1, 1943: vs. #10 Tennessee, Lost, 7-14

References

  1. "1942 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
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